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I'm a huge fan of landscape photography as it provides a way for me to connect with the earth. I'm able to travel to new locations and experience the many natural wonders, that many of us take for granted.
Nature is spellbinding when you think about it, the waves, clouds and rocks all form interesting subject matter to point a camera at. I feel very blessed to have a beautiful girlfriend @photooftheday who also enjoys traveling to distant places just for one photo. The landscape is there for us to enjoy and we thoroughly feel privileged to photograph it's beauty.
When I went to the 12 Apostles I ventured down the cliffs to the explore the long beaches. The smell of salt was strong as it was carried from the waves crashing on the shoreline.
I looked behind me and spotted my fading footprints. They provided an interesting foreground, so zooming out accordingly I lined up my shot.
I think the black and white depiction of the scene works much better then the colour thanks to the strong shadow and highlight contrast. What do you think?
The vista that surrounded me was spectacular and I knew I was in a special place so taking my time to capture some images became a priority.
I waited on the beach for some unsuspecting tourists to walk into the frame so I could portray the scale of the raging sea and breathtaking cliffs. Fortunately, the people were just as blown away with the beauty of the site, which allowed me to take my time to capture images as they stood in amazement.
Using my zoom lens I gained a tight composition to reflect the raw beauty I witnessed in the distance. Capturing the peak of the wave as the cliffs oversaw their motion was my goal for this next shot.
I thought about what the interesting parts of the scene were? I closed my eyes and listened to the sounds, a technique I commonly use as sometimes my eyes deceive me into photographing the wrong thing.
I heard the water rushing up the shoreline then retreating as the ocean swell breathed. The wind rushed past my ears. It halted behind me as it hit the stubborn cliffs. I wanted to capture to images that reflected the sound I had heard.
I looked out across the ocean and my eyes caught the interesting shapes of the remaining apostles. Isolating one of them against the sky I hit the shutter to create yet another abstract.
As I walked back to the car I felt like I had a few more images left in me. By now the ocean current was bringing the high tide in. Waves bigger than the last came in, landing every so close to my feet. It was a perfect moment to time the rythum of the water with my shutter speed.
Eventually getting back up to the top of the cliffs I was presented with a stunning view. Framing the natural foliage in the foreground, I ramped my aperture to create the best hyperfocal distance, allowing me to have the entire scene in focus.
My afternoon out was complete, with shots 'in the bag' I felt like the trip was certainly worth it.
Are you a photographer or a traveller like me?
Use #myday to share your posts and let's see where this goes!
I'm Leigh, from Sydney Australia and through @steemit I'm seeing what its like to explore @myday. Not in any particular order, or particular time frame but just parts of @myday through my eyes and sometimes the cameras lens.
If you are interested in reading about myself and my beautiful partner Grace - @photooftheday then have a read of myday #0 where everything is explained. If you enjoyed reading this post I welcome you to upvote this article and follow me. Please drop me a comment as I would love to hear from you!
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I always enjoy your pictures and your writing! Thank you for sharing both with all of us here on steemit.
Awww that's such a nice comment @fanstaf. Thank you for stopping by to take the time to read and view my stories. Much appreciated!
The best, great shoot
Thank you @brigen. I appreciate your comment :)
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wow really beautiful landscape pictures ;)
Why thank you @recommectnature (great name by the way). Thanks for checking out the post :)
wow the black white pictures are realy nice
Thank you @skrzypietz! I shot them all in color and converted them to black and white. Thanks for commenting
Awesome shots mate!
Carpe Diem
Thank you @apappel! Glad you like them! You have to get to Australia one day
he pictures are beautiful. Every corner looks detailed. Thanks you for sharing @myday.
Thank you for commenting @ayijufridar and for saying nice things about my photos :)
You Wellcome...
Stunning photos! Really enjoyed them, thanks for sharing!
I'm glad you enjoyed then @sol0mon! Thanks for stopping by
Beautiful photography!
Thank you @dijana969!
the second picture is incredible, love the composition...
Thank you @mrwanderlust! That's my fav
great pics - I love the b&w - especially the first one
and yes the trip was worth it ; )
Appreciate your feedback @yllime :) Thank you
Great pics. I think I still prefer the color ones. Thanks!
Thank you @brentssanders! I'm glad you like the color one. The colour of the cliffs is quite unique
Especially effective against the color of the water!
So true!
wow.. you are pro at taking pictures...
I am amazed.. thanks for sharing :)
Why thank you @beccachu that's very nice of you. I'm glad you enjoyed seeing them :)
Enjoyed the colored pic's. I love how it shows the different colors in the water. Also, love the first 2 photos in b&w. Beautiful! Thanks for sharing.
I thank you for your comment @gygull. It's genuine comments like this that inspire me to keep on photographing :) Thank you :)
I like this set. Looks like you guys have jackets on- is it that cold?
Absolutely! It was very chilly and cold!
Really nice photos and writing. I'm following you.
Thank you very much @petisoparado :) I appreciate that
Hey man, the details and textures in these shots are incredible.
Im not the biggest fan of rural landscape, as im more urban in taste...
But i really enjoyed this!
@nickytothenines thanks. Coming from someone who doesn't typically like the genre I feel accomplished when you said that. Truly thanks! I'll have to mix it up and post some street shots!
Great shots. Interesting that you chose to leave in the footprints. When I shoot landscape I try to avoid anything human. So at first blush I probably would have left them out, but now looking at it as you did, I like it.
Oh and feel free to join in the fun with #MonochromeMonday
I love your work and followed. I will jump over and check out Grace's page too :)
Hey thanks for the feedback @old-guy-photos. I will certainly check out #MonochromeMonday. Thanks very much for following! I appreciate it!
Certainly. Also I would say there are daily #colorchallenge to get involved with.
Ah yes! I participated in the color challenge for one week. I think I might do it every second week. I'll start on Monday and post a monochrome image as well. Thanks @old-guy-photos :)
love the story and the photos! voted and following.
I'm a sucker for black and white, but the color is nice here too.
Well done.
Thank you for your lovely comment @eyemapuppet and for upvoting and following, truly it means a lot so thank you :)
Great post. I think the B&W works really well since the scene has so few elements. I really like how the gold came out in the cliffs as well. Followed.
Thanks @dabeckster! I'm glad you like the black and white images. Thank you for following me :)